Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings, updated 11/27

The Olympic race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The final event is yet to be determined, but the qualification period will conclude on June 9, 2024. We’ll be providing these updates for the Beach Volleyball Olympic rankings throughout the next two years.

In a similar display of last year’s fall Elite16 in Brazil — that one in Uberlandia — the home teams again dominated the women’s podium this weekend at the Joao Pessoa Elite16. Ana Patricia and Duda, already the world No. 1, established even further dominance with their fifth gold medal of the season (six when including the Pan American Games), topping countrywomen and veterans Barbara and Carol, who have now won two straight medals, in a tremendous final. China’s Xinyi Xia and Chen Xue continued their ascent up the rankings, claiming their second Elite16 bronze medal of the season in their three-set win over Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth.

The men’s side featured a rematch of the Hamburg Elite16 finals between Italy’s Sam Cottafava and Paolo Nicolai and Sweden’s wunderkinds David Ahman and Jonatan Hellving. Gold, again, went to Sweden, this time in convincing fashion, a 21-11, 21-18 sweep in a nearly flawless performance. Bronze went to the Netherlands’ Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot, a critical podium finish in an airtight Dutch Olympic race.

Men’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings
(updated November 27 after the Volleyball World Joao Pessoa Elite16)

1. Anders Mol, Christian Sorum, NORWAY, 9460 (9)
2. David Ahman, Jonatan Hellvig, SWEDEN, 8920 (8)
3. Sam Cottafava, Paolo Nicolai, ITALY, 8440 (12)
4. Andre Loyola, George Wanderley, BRAZIL, 8340 (12)
5. Nils Ehlers, Clemens Wickler, GERMANY, 8200 (11)
6. Evandro Goncalves, Arthur Mariano, BRAZIL, 7800 (12)
7. Alex Brouwer, Robert Meeuwsen, NETHERLANDS, 7560 (11)
8. Adrian Gavira, Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, 7300 (12)
9. Julian Horl, Alex Horst, AUSTRIA, 7060 (12)
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